Slider for shoes.



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SLIDER FOR SHOES.-

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 1. I917.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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SLIJDER. FOR SHOES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen BASCDMB WELDON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Slidersfor Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,andexact description thereof. i

y invention relates to sliders for shoes and has for its object theproduction of a device of this character adapted to be secured on theordinary shoe to facilitate sliding upon iced surfaces, and to preventwear of the shoe sole during such sliding.

A further object is to produce a device of this class which will beflexible and consist of but one piece of metal having means attachedthereto for securing it to the shoe, and one that may be readily soldfor a few cents to the user.

Other objects such as cheapness in manufacture, utility, durability anda general improvement in the art will be more fully brought forth in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

While I have shown one preferred form of my invention in the drawings, Iwish it eX pressly understood that various changes in design and detailconstruction may be made within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of my slider; and

Fig. 2 is a side view of ashoe having my slider in position thereon.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designatesthe sole or body of my device as a whole, which is flat and has aperipheral shape substantially the same as that of a shoe. but havingsharper angles, however, to facilitate its construction. At the front orextreme forward end of my device is an upwardly extending integral lug 2having an aperture 3 therein surrounded by an eyelet 4. At each side ofthe body portion 1 to the rear of the lug 2 are formed side lug members55 of substantial length. The lug members 5 extend upwardly similar tothe lug member 2 and have apertures 6 surrounded by eyelets 7' therein.

The function of the lugs 2 and 5 is to form Specification of LettersEaten-t.

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abutting surfaces for the forward andside portions of a shoe sole 6respectively. Adjacent the rear corners of thebody portion 1 are formedapertures 8-8 surrounded by eyelets 9.

The body portion 1 of my slider is of suncient length to extend back asubstantial distance under the arch portionof a shoe thereby coveringthe entire surface of a shoe sole which normally comes in contact withice when sliding.

A flexible member 10 is doubled upon itself and threaded through theaperture 3 in the lug 2 in a rearward direction forming a loop 11 andthe free ends of said flexible member are trained around the outerperiphery of the device and threaded inwardly through the apertures 6 inthe lugs 5 and passed through the loop 11 crossing each other and passedrearwardly over the body portion 1 and threaded downwardly through theapertures 8 adjacent the rear corners of the portion 1.

The flexible member 11 provides for a novel and cheap retaining meanswhich will securely hold the slider in position on the bottom of theshoe by forming substantially a toe portion at the forward end of thedevice under which the toe of the shoe is adapted to he slid and formingside portions 12 adapted to pass along the sides of the shoe to keep thedevice centered on the sole. The free ends of the flexible member 10 areadapted to be Wrapped or trained around the ankle of the wearer andsecured as at 13, thus securely and firmly holding the entire device inposition on the sole of the shoe a. Toe grips 141- are presseddownwardly from the body 1.

It will be readily seen that structure of my device is adapted toproduce chcapness in manufacture and quantity production therebyfurnishing an article which is within the reach of the general publicand which may be generally used by children during the winter months forsliding. The device is adapted to be made from any suitable flexiblematerial, such as a thin sheet of metal, thereby enabling the same tofit the curvatures of the sole of a shoe so as to prevent any roughsurfaces or projections which would be liable to catch in the ice andtrip the person using the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A slider forshoes comprising a conthe entire tinuous flat flexible plate havingapertures adjacent its 'rear edge, front and side lugs formed integralwith said plate and having apertures therein, and a flexible retainingmember having a portion thereof passed inwardly through the aperture insaid front lug forming a loop, the free ends of said member beingtrained around and passed inwardly through the apertures in said sidelugs and passed through said loop, thence rearwardly and through theapertures in said plate, thereby forming adjustable flexible toe andside members adaptedto hold said slider in position on the foot of thewearer 2. Aslider for shoes comprising a continuous flexible platehaving an aperture adjacent each of the front and side edges and otherapertures adjacent each rear corner,

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and a flexible retaining member having a portion thereof passed inwardlythrough the aperture adjacent the front edge forming a loop, the freeend of said member being trained around and passed inwardly through theapertures adjacent each side edge and passed through said loop, thencerearwardly and through the apertures in said plate adj acent the rearcorners, thereby forming adjustable flexible toe and side membersadapted to hold said slider in position.

In testimony whereof I, the said GEORGE BASCOMB WELDON have hereunto setmy hand.

GEORGE BASCOMB VVELDON.

Witnesses:

J. N. Comm, J. M. GEOGHEGAN.

Commissioner of Patents,

